New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-18

In state bonds the dealings small. but firm tone
prevailed Louisiana conso Is were mp per cent at t.
ssd NOr;h Carolina special taxes were q higher AT is
There were no Transactions In city banh stocks.
Railway bonds duh. but the market generally was
frm Ere second 0s were up at oss ana hrst gold -
= higher at l3J Is Central OF Sew Jersey coh'os
up r az Ia, and American DOCK ana improve
ment IS up per cent at o5 Missouri Kansas ana
Texas general Os steady at S t. and - were on =
al sj Canada Southern FIRST - were rin nj lOS2 ana
seconds at Ola West shore Is were dali at
up Ia ut 99is. New-York. Chicago aud 81 Louis
nrsts were steady at 95hq0sas Houston ana
Texas Central nrsts sold at 1t. Concerning the prop
erty following to us from trustworthy source
Tho earnings Of the Houston and Texas Central hallway
on hand between 100000 and Sl.0Oo,OoO In cash
enough to pay several coupons on l9g np'I %orgas S
probably never In better condition AZ rrSards nolh
railway aud equipment Than At the present me .oui
bus, Hooking Valley and Toledo ~ we're OF = ~ 81 y
New-York City aud Northern general receipts declined
10 80 report that negotiations for settlement WIN
the Newiork Loan and Improvement company 6ao
failed. Denver and Rio Grandc Is were mp = az !5A
and Pacific incomes declined y to 90 and hrst KOS
OF y at GoA. - -,
or unlscd securities dealt In at tho Stock Exchange
Cotton seed on certificates sold u,30ol at oos Gos,
American Cable 400 Mt 7O1. Boston. Hartford ana Etle
Knowlton agrrcment-ti0O) Mt 96lOi2 Boston. liOOsac
Tunnel and Western 900 at 23sd24 Chicago and ihdi
Coal Raj way preferred 400 at 50 Lake Iro anu
Western prcfc rred 400 59A Florida Railway and
Nay cation 2O0l at ia3s. Brooklyn Elevated !oo ~ 40
Phoenix Mining $1,000 at - l29 so Y ana security
Milling and Mining $1,000 at s. s7i9d$5 O2i9 $50 90
Money as usual was easy at la2i3 per c,i, e,TsS az
House Y6l56Os. -
The ub.Treasury lost balance Sl99,slo, fnade
up by losses OF 1914 currency and Sl9vZoo com
The days operations covered: Receipts, ?l ,202'ii9
payments 81 .i05. 20S currency balance $loo95'lioj
coin bala ce, Sl4S.465.09S. ,,-
The Clearing House statement to-day was as iollo"s'
Exchanges, sos 379 500 balances. SO.bIi,Soo
Tho United States Treasury at washington reee'cu
1925. 900 National bank notes fOr redemption
The customs receipts were 81 l696of ana the hterh
revenue receipts S35941l. n.
The foreign exchanges quiet and barely steady az
unchanged quotations Tor busncssas follows; Bsnkers
bills. - s5ia and 81 ssia long aud short sterling
respectively 52ll4 and 510s for francs; voF anu
957s for reiehmarks 40it and 408 for gulldcrs Ill,
The governors OF the Bank OF England NJ hoir Weehy
meeting to-day made change In the minimum rate o
discount and t remains at cent During the week
bank gained 2749O0 bullion, and the proportion %,
It's 10 Its liabilities raised from ooO To
per against per cent at the same time ast
To-day the bank gained on balance el2ooo bullion S
weekly statement OF the Bank Of France shows gam Oh
2,475 900 francs gold and gain OF 332ooOo francs s
At the London Stock Exchange BRUSH cosOis Mero
rmer and closed - higher for money AZ 100 IL 10
higher for account 1908 The open money marley
continued TO rule easy 2s cent for discount Oh
bankers bills American railways were duh ana sener'
ally easy closing small fractions lower than last even
ing At Paris French per cents reflected the more
peaceful tempe rof the European Governments IN an ~
from 1882 o. after decline to 70
and sight exchange London steady ut 2o4o IT. 10
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